Dualit Long Slot Lite

Quoting the Dualit Toaster description written by Dualit: "still hand assembled at Dualit's UK factory" The toaster is actually "Made in PRC" (China) according to the sticker on the bottom. I would suggest removing that misleading claim. That claim was the main reason I bought it. The manufacturer also claims that the toaster is repairable - so another reason why I bought it.

I expected a much sturdier internal construction. It feels and sounds just like a cheap toaster. The toaster has a powerful eject that with light bread can launch it out of the toaster onto the bench or floor. At this price point ($199) you would expect a soft eject and a tone, but the sling-shot ejection style makes such a noise you do not need an electronic tone.

On a positive note it does a good job with toasting evenly, is powerful at 2400 watts, and has uniform heating elements with only a couple of missed points that don't heat up fully.

Given that the price is about 2-3 times what you can buy with basically exactly the same construction standard. It feels just as 'cheap' and prone to mechanism failure (as my last toaster suffered). I've had one with the same large slots and that only cost about $80.